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Entry Information
ExhibitorMandalay Estate
Show2020
ClassWA16A
Entry NumberWA16A#3
BrandMandalay Estate
Wine NameDurif
Vintage2019
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCD
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1nice colour, good dark fruits and some exotic spices, palate is full and rounded with savoury acidity adn the sweetest of fruits , gd
Judge 2Saturation and intensity - this has big tannins, big fruit and big presence. Lots going on. Moderate length.
Judge 3bigger for a light red, dark cooking spices and tarry fruits, thick colour, with a little bit of oak there? nice shiney oak.
Associate Judgeattractive purple colour. dark berry flavour together with some oak spice. a medium body wine together with good structure and tannins that lingers in the finish palate. quite round with some intensity of fruit flavour and not overly spiced or oaky in the palate. well balanced.
Associate JudgeDeep red. Dark dark fruits, forest fruits. Rich, alc, big (class?) xmas cake, plum.
Varietal: Durif, GI: Geographe, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing MethodConventional
Wine Making Information
FermentOld Wood 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced60
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NotePeter Stanlake